pidgin
English
Etymology
From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East.
All attestations of pidgin from the first half of the nineteenth century given in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary mean “business; an action, occupation, or affair” (the earliest being from 1807).
Other suggested derivations include:
- Hebrew פִּדְיוֹן (pidyón, “exchange; trade; redemption”)[1]
- Chinese pronunciation of Portuguese ocupação (“occupation; business”)[1]
- South Seas pronunciation of beach[1]
- Portuguese baixo (“low”)[1]
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: pĭjʹən, IPA(key): /ˈpɪdʒən/
- Rhymes: -ɪdʒən, -ɪdʒɪn
- Homophone: pigeon
Noun
pidgin (countable and uncountable, plural pidgins)
- (linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- Synonym: baragouin
Usage notes
- Some pidgins that have developed into creoles nevertheless (confusingly) retain the word "pidgin" in their names.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers
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See also
References
Further reading
- Pidgin English - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
Portuguese
Noun
pidgin m (plural s)
- (linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)
Spanish
Noun
pidgin m (plural pidgins or pidgin)
- (linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English
- English terms derived from Chinese Pidgin English
- English terms borrowed back into English
- English terms borrowed from Hebrew
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English 2-syllable words
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